Hypoglycaemia due to hyperinsulinism: Diagnosis, causes and management

The paper describes the case of a 3-month-old girl with seizures due to persistent nonketotic hypoglicaemia with moderate iperammoniaemia. Once tyrosinemia, urea cycle disorders, deficit of fatty-acids-beta-oxidation and other organic acidurias had been excluded, in consideration of the positive response to glucagon test and elevation of alfa-ketoglutaric-acid in urine, a specific form of congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglicaemia was suspected. The genetic analysis confirmed a mutation of GL...

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of water-soluble components from olive stones: Chemical characterization and functionalities

Combining Representation, Participation and Expertise for Effective Nonprofit Governance

Interest in the effective governance of nonprofit organisations stems from the nature of their mission: to fulfil societal needs and serve the public good. Due to the specificities of the sector, effective governance of nonprofits encompasses community representation on boards and the adoption of participatory mechanisms in strategy planning and activity design. However, the growing pressure to conform to managerialist norms over the past few decades has increased the importance of profession...

Transsectio Revelata

La “Transsectio Revelata” non è tanto una sezione tecnica o un disegno analitico, quanto uno strumento metodologico e poetico. Rivela profondità a ciò che normalmente resta implicito, semplificato o cancellato. Si configura come strumento pedagogico e comunicativo, per descrivere simultaneamente struttura dello spazio e processi caratteristici. Non si limita a rappresentare, ma sostiene la riflessione progettuale, considerando limiti, vincoli e potenzialità, relazioni tra elementi e scale, de...